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    account are however highly misinformed about the true disadvantages of those who are. In most cases‚ the main cause of being homeless is obviously financial issues‚ however it could be due to one having a large sum of debt or simply losing their job/career with bills to pay‚ thus having a family can play in the role of assistance when something similar happens with the possibilities being endless. Those without family‚ tend to be homeless based off of my personal experiences speaking to an array of the

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    American way were my parents tell me the truth. The mix of the three is honestly amazing. The difference of the three being combined is something different‚ a new aspect is made‚ a new way to look at life. Being multicultural can bring both bad and goods. In which some of them can be life changing. Changing in both the good and the bad. Being Mexican has both its pros and cons. Being with family‚ having parties‚ and eating the wonderful food my family brings to the table. But there’s always a time

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    Article Rebuttal - Children Should Never Be Tried as Adults Dena Cox BCOM/275 March 24‚ 2013 Lynda Sohl Article Rebuttal – Children Should Never Be Tried as Adults Article controversial subject: Should children be tried as adults? Robert Schwartz is the co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in 1975 and has been the executive director there since 1982. This is a nonprofit public interest law firm that ensures the youths in foster care and justice systems are treated fairly and have the

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    To me‚ being an American means having a white complexion‚ not being a victim issues like racism and Islamophobia‚ being able to exercise all of your rights without the authority questioning you or threatening to take them away‚ and not knowing the struggle of being a minority in America. In the media there is a bad connotation with calling yourself American. A big reason for this has to do with all the current events going on in our country such as the reasons for the Black Lives Matter movement

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    Even though children may not be fully developed until they are eighteen (women) or 25 (men) they know not to murder. There are exceptions‚ such as a mental disability or a situation that might be threatening that child’s life. Children have been tried as adults as young as thirteen years old. At the ages of one to fifteen the murder would have to be a very clear intention of murder to try the child as an adult. No one person’s crime is the same as another‚ therefore no one should be tried the same.

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    delayed‚ intellectual disabilities‚ and hearing impairments. Yes‚ those are the politically correct terms‚ but when you label someone with those impairments you never truly give them a chance to break those barriers. There are several pros and cons to labeling children. When it comes to writing laws for people with a disability it is okay because there needs to be a specific term to

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    been fought from both sides for years and have both made tremendous amount of facts and validated on if juveniles should be tried as adults or not. After closely reading articles on both sides I personally have came to believe only the deserving should be offered to have a chance at parole and many other opportunities in rehabilitation if the

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    Persuasive Outline Situation It seems to have been established by America that children to not have the mental capacity to make rational decisions. It is for this reason that we do not allow them to watch R rated movies. That we don’t allow to them to purchase alcohol or tobacco. Why we don’t let them get their drivers licenses until they’re 16. It can be agreed that children are not mature enough to understand the concept of cause and effect. Problem That is‚ until they

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    considered adults: in other states‚ they are tried as juveniles”‚ which proves the large controversy on the subject of juveniles being tried as adults within the United States (“Locked up: should teens be tried as adults?”). The judicial system has the choice of their fate‚ yet some adolescence who commit crimes are not treated fairly under the law due to their age. Adolescence who commit murder‚ and other violent crimes within the United States‚ should be tried on equal grounds as adults‚ because

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    Juveniles Should Not Be Tried A Adults Should juvenile offenders be tried as adults? This question has become a hot topic recently in this country. Nearly everyone from lawyers and judges‚ to politicians has expressed their opinion on this subject‚ and while everyone seems to be talking about it no real conclusions have been reached. When talking about juveniles being tried as adults there are no easy answers‚ but when all the factors have been weighed‚ with the exception of murder‚ the negative

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